Matsudaira Yoshikuni (松平 吉邦, 2 March 1681 – 20 January 1722) was a mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 8th daimyō of Fukui Domain[1] He was famed as a lover of sumo.
Yoshikuni was born in Edo in 1681 as the sixth son of Matsudaira Masakatsu of Echizen-Matsuoka Domain and his mother was a concubine.
In his tenure, he attempted to rebuild the domain's finances, and stressed public works projects in emulation of Tokugawa Yoshimune, whom he greatly admired.
He dismissed a number of incompetent officials and corrupt magistrates, including the domain's Kanjō-bugyō, and proved to be a popular ruler.
He also completed a comprehensive historical survey of Echizen Province, listing 330 ruins of castles and fortified manors.